Upcoming Guild Workshops & Events

Recurring knitting events are listed on our "Knitting Around Town" page. Guild events are presented with dates in large black type. Non-Guild sponsored events are presented here with dates in pink type for your planning convenience.  If you're looking for an introductory class on how to knit, we recommend you contact your local yarn shop. Do you know of a knitting-related event you'd like to see listed here? Email the webmaster with event information.

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July 17-19, 2009
The Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair, McHenry County Community College, Crystal Lake, IL
http://www.fiberandfolk.com/
Times: Fri: 10am-6pm
Sat: 10am-6pm
Sun: 10am-4pm

The third annual Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair is July 17-19, 2009 at the McHenry County College, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012. To learn more about the fair and to register for workshops, please see their website: www.fiberandfolk.com.

If you are planning on staying in Crystal Lake, Judy Chan has reserved two suites at the Country Inn. Please contact her directly if you are interested in either taking the one bedroom suite for yourself or sharing it with others.

Windy City Knitting Guild members have two opportunities participate in this show: (1) as vendors and (2) as volunteers.

1. Information for Vendors
The WCKG application for vendors for any member interested in selling their handmade items at the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair in Crystal Lake (July 17-19, 2009) is now available on our website.
Rules and details for participating are also online.

If you have any questions, please contact Judy Chan via email at jachan60@aol.com or via telephone at 773-203-0113. If you are unable to download the information, please call and we will mail a copy to you.

2. Information for Volunteers
The guild will be sponsoring a “Learn to Knit” and “Knit with Polly Ester” booth at the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair in Crystal Lake (July 17-19, 2009). If you are planning on attending the show and would like to volunteer some time at the booth, please contact Judy Chan via email at jachan60@aol.com or via telephone at 773-203-0113. All volunteers will get free admission for the day or will be reimbursed for admission to the fair. The fair will be open on Friday, July 17th (10 am-6 pm), Saturday, July 18th (10 am-6 pm) and Sunday, July 19th (10 am-4pm).

July 21, 2009
WCKG July Program 7 p.m.: Möbius Cast On
Join us as Lynn Coe demonstrates how to cast on for a Möbius scarf or shawl.
The Möbius strip or Möbius band is a surface with only one side. It can be made by using a strip of paper and gluing the two ends together with a half-twist or you can knit this curious mathematical object with a special cast on.

To knit along, you will need:
150g of worsted weight yarn
a circular needle in the appropriate size that is at least 32” long
a tip protector or rubber band
a stitch marker

July 27, 2009
Stitch N' Pitch with Windy City ThunderBolts
Monday 27 July 2009 11:05 a.m. at
Standard Bank Stadium | 14011 Kenton Ave | Midlothian, IL, 60445
Click for details.

August 2, 2009
Stitch 'n' Pitch with Rockford Riverhawks, Loves Park, IL
Road Ranger Stadium | 4503 Interstate Blvd.| Loves Park, IL 61111
To order tickets, print and complete this form. Questions: contact Call 815-885-2255 ask for CJ Finn.

August 5, 2009
Stitch 'n' Pitch at White Sox Park, Chicago, IL
To order tickets, print and complete this form. For questions, contact Shawn Cody 312-255-9579 skcody@sbcglobal.net for details.

August, 2009 - reschedule date to be announced
Laura Kochevar: Knitting with Wire and Needle Felting Workshop
Click for details.

August 12-16, 2009
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan County Fairgrounds, Allegan,MI
***Schedule now online
www.michiganfiberfestival.info or http://www.marrhaven.com/mff.html

September 10-13, 2009
Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg, IL
http://www.knittinguniverse.com/flash/events.php

September 11-13, 2009
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, WI
http://www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com

September 21-24, 2009
Susanna Hansson - Knitter's Treat, Monticello, WI 53570
For information contact Ruth Knight Sybers at knitterstreat@wekz.net

October 3, 2009
Yarn*Con, Pulaski Park Fieldhouse, Chicago, IL, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
http://www.yarncon.com/

October 18, 2009
Uncommon Threads: One-of-a-Kind Wearable Art Fashion Show
AT THE STONEGATE, 2401 WEST HIGGINS ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS 60169
Hosted by The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 CRANE RD., ST. CHARLES, IL 60175 • 630.584.9443 • FAX 630.584.9490 • info@fineline.org

December 15, 2009
WCKG December Program 7 p.m.: Brown Bag Gift Exchange, Sulzer Regional Library, Chicago, IL
Hosted by Tina Stevens and Chris Bodmer.

December is traditionally our month for Brown Bag Exchanges. This year we'll depart from the past. Rather than exchanging unknit yarn in June and knitting up a surprise for December, we're going to have a Brown Bag Gift Exchange. Here's how it will work.

If you would like to participate, bring to the December 2009 meeting something fun to exchange with a value between $12-$15. It can be something you have knitted, a fiber-related book, a couple skeins of yarn with a pattern, something for your knitting bag, or some unexpected fiber-related gift. Wrap your gift so there's no peeking. Everyone who brings something participates by choosing from the pool of "gifts".

Please come for the camaraderie even if you do not wish to participate in the Exchange. We'll still have Show and Share, Guild business, food, and plenty of socializing.

November 18-21, 2010
WCKG Workshops with Lucy Neatby, Mark your calendars. Lucy is coming back.